# Working through issues: previous / next and the issue list

Updated: 2026-11-11

You can go through a list of issues without going back to the list after each one: the issue page knows the list you opened it from, steps through it with previous / next, and can show that list beside the issue.

## Previous and next

- In the header of an issue, next to *Watch*, **‹ 3 of 12 ›** says where the issue is in its list. **‹** and **›** (or the keys **K** and **J**) open the previous and the next issue. At the end it starts again at the beginning.
- **Which list:** the one you opened the issue from, as you saw it there: the **issue list** with its filters, search and sort, **My Work**, or the **Board** (column by column, each in board order). Point at *3 of 12* to see the source.
- **Opened directly** (a link, a notification, the search in the top bar): the list is **My Work**.
- **It stays as it was:** the list is taken when you open the first issue. When you change an issue's status, it stays in its place until you load the page again.
- **Reload** keeps the list and the position. **Close**, *Esc* and the breadcrumb still go back to the screen you started from, also after stepping through several issues.
- Unsaved changes: IT4S asks before it opens the next issue.

## The issue list beside the issue

- **List** left of the breadcrumb (or the key **L**) shows the list beside the issue; **List** again or the **×** hides it. It is off until you switch it on; IT4S remembers your choice, also on your other devices.
- On top: the number of issues, where they come from, and **Filter the list** (key or title).
- The issues are grouped by status like the board columns, as **compact cards**: type, key, priority, estimate and assignee in one line, the title below. The issue you are on is tinted blue.
- **Click a card** to open that issue; the list stays where it was scrolled. **↑ ↓** move between the cards, **Enter** opens one.
- Next to the list the issue gets narrower; its **Details** then move below the tabs' content.

### When there is not enough room: the strip

When the list and the issue don't fit side by side, on a tablet, a phone or in a narrow window, the list is a **strip above the issue**: one row of cards you swipe through (or drag with the mouse), with the status before each group. The issue you are on is at the start. Resizing the window switches between the two without reloading.

## List settings

The **settings** button (sliders) in the list's header:

| Setting | Choices |
|---|---|
| **List comes from** | *The last view with its filters* (default) · *My Work* · *Same epic* · *Same release* |
| **Group by** | *Status* (default) · *Epic* · *None* (the list's own order) |
| **Cards** | *Compact* (default) · *With tags* |
| **Always show the list when opening an issue** | off by default |
| **Remember shown or hidden for me** | on by default; off: the list starts hidden |

The source changes the list, *3 of 12* and the *From* line at once. Settings are saved for you on all devices.

## Keys

`J` next · `K` previous · `L` list on / off. Like all shortcuts they can be changed or switched off (account menu › *Keyboard Shortcuts*), and they do nothing while you type in a field.